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Sacramento garden volunteers are being forced to sign a no-comment agreement A prickly situation has sprung up in Sacramento’s most famous rose garden. Volunteers at…
Read MoreSacramento garden volunteers are being forced to sign a no-comment agreement A prickly situation has sprung up in Sacramento’s most famous rose garden. Volunteers at…
Read MoreFeeling soggy? With so much late spring rain, this has been an unusual month, bringing some surprises to local gardeners. With temperatures 10 degrees or…
Countless cases of mistaken identity this month got butterfly lovers excited. “With all the publicity given to the collapse of the California monarch population, I…
More gardeners, young and old, are getting into fleshy water-wise plants known as succulents. They’re drawn by succulents’ sculptural good looks and ability to survive…
A parade of moms, often with their children tagging along, will make its way through Sacramento’s Fabulous Forties neighborhood this coming weekend. It’s their treat….
A half century after hanging ferns and grape ivy seemed to decorate every California kitchen, houseplants are enjoying another moment in the sun. “There’s more…
Despite persistent stereotypes, women are crafting their course in the local beer scene Dressed in maroon overalls and work boots, the head brewer of Crooked Lane…
By Scott Thomas Anderson There’s a painting on the wall of Scribner Bend Vineyard, an image of the gentle river bow shimmering in the sun just…
With Independent Bookstore Day approaching, follow the region’s most successful authors through the stores they call second homes By Scott Thomas Anderson It’s a quiet…
This season in the Big Tomato, our signature crop likely will be a little late. This has not been an easy spring for tomatoes in…
Slipknot, Tool, blink-182 headline the hard rock and heavy metal festival, expanded to three days For months, rumors swirled on which bands would play Aftershock,…
Flower lovers don’t have to trek to the hills to see California poppies gone wild. “Super Bloom” has come to Sacramento. Gardeners throughout suburban Sacramento…
We are a community of gardeners. Our love of growing things is greater than our passion for politics or sports, and unites us in ways…
By Paul Willis When I first saw SOL Development at Harlow’s Restaurant & Nightclub in 2016, I cried actual tears of joy. The Sacramento-rooted, Oakland-based…
Ian Rankin’s research and hardened realism has universal appeal I first learned of Scotland’s literary shadow weaver while strolling down Edinburgh’s Young Street in 2015. I’d…
Dana Gioia’s battle for the future of the Arts, literature and critical thinking in America Dana Gioia stepped through a Romanesque archway, looked at the…
Slayer’s not doing interviews for their final tour, but SN&R caught up with Anthrax’s Charlie Benante (drums) and Lamb of God’s Mark Morton (lead guitar)…